Leagold Mining Corporation announced that, effective January 31, 2017, Gordon Campbell has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Concurrent with this appointment, Bernadette D'Silva has resigned from the Board. Gordon Campbell was a Canadian diplomat and politician. From 2011 to 2016, he was the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011 and was the leader of the Official Opposition in British Columbia from 1994 to 2001. Prior to serving in politics, Gordon Campbell was a real estate developer, and a CUSO teacher in Nigeria. Bernadette will be joining Leagold's management team in the role of Vice President, Corporate Services and Corporate Secretary.